Learning About Irl - Intermec Janus 2010 User Manual

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This chapter introduces Intermec's Interactive Reader Language (IRL) and explains
how to use the IRL Desktop, specify the path for IRL files, pause and resume IRL
programs, run IRL programs with limited conventional memory, and use the IRL
reader commands covered in Chapter 11.

Learning About IRL

Interactive Reader Language (IRL) is a high-level programming language you
can use to develop programs for your JANUS reader. IRL Version 4.1 comes
with your JANUS reader. IRL features include:
• advanced bar code input capabilities.
• efficient reader power management.
• efficient memory management.
• ease of use for creating programs quickly.
You can create IRL programs using any DOS-based text editor and save the
program as an ASCII text file. You can also write IRL programs on a PC with
PC-IRL software and download them to the reader using the Polling Mode D
protocol.
For help learning how to program in IRL, or how to take advantage of the IRL
features that are available only on JANUS readers, see these manuals:
• IRL Programming Reference Manual
• PC-IRL Reference Manual
Note: The default filenames for IRL programs and data files include braces {}. For
example, you may see these filenames on the reader: {IRL-1}.IRL and {IRL-A}.IRD.
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